52 Character Building Thoughts for Children.

10 mothers sat in a coffee shop and talked about all the things they wanted for their kids.
The first mother said, "I wish I could give my kids lots of money so they could have everything they want and be financially free".
The second mother said, "I wish I could give my kids knowledge to help them succeed in life. Learning is the way to growth and knowledge is the key to success."
The third mother said, "I wish I could give my kids wonderful friends to keep them company for the rest of their lives".
The fourth mother said, "I wish I could give my kids strength to overcome all the difficulties in life".
The fifth mother said, "I wish I could give my kids compassion and kindness towards themselves and towards others, for compassion and kindness bring all people together and make us one".
The sixth mother said, "I wish I could give my kids acceptance to help them flow with the stream of life and lead them to spirituality".
The seventh mother said, "I wish that I could give my kids gratitude for all that the universe has to offer them, for gratitude is the vibration of all good things in life".
The eighth mother said, "I wish I could give my kids perfect health so they can experience the world with all their senses".
The ninth mother said, "I wish I could give my kids love. Love is everything and love is the answer to all".
The tenth mother said, "I want to give my kids happy thoughts that can lead them to financial freedom, knowledge, friendship, strength, compassion and kindness. A happy, positive mindset will lead them to acceptance, gratitude, health and love, for happiness is the ultimate state of bliss and happy thoughts are the way to get there". Some are mentioned below:

TEACHING LEARNING MATERIALS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING.

What is meant by teaching learning aids and experiences in the primary school built environment?

It is an innovative way to conceive and use the various building components like the floor, wall, door, window or even spaces like corridor and open space in such a way that it also helps children and teachers in the process of teaching—learning apart from serving their usual function. Thus, in a school which has been conceived like this, a floor may no longer be just a floor, but a way to understand fractions, or window might become more than a usual window and let a child prepare for skills in writing Hindi alphabets, or a sensitively designed corridor could help children to correctly estimate distance

DESIGN IDEAS FOR FUN & LEARNING

Understanding the Physical World Around Us

1.     Measures Around Us

- Scales Horizontally and Vertically

- Milestones

- Weights

- Capacity

2.     Angles Around Us

- Angle Protractor on Window Glass

- Angles on a Window Grill

- Door Angle Protractor

- Cupboard Angle Protractor

- Angles in a Bench

- Highlighting Naturally Occurring Angles in Buildings

3.     Balances

- Wall Balance

- See-Saw Balance

4.     Symmetry Around Us

- Symmetry in the Built Elements

- Revealing Part-Whole Images

- Symmetry in Geometrical Shapes

- Symmetry in Mirror Images

- Symmetry in Traditional Motifs and Patterns

- Rotational Symmetry

- Symmetry in the Natural World

5.     Invert Images

- Inverted Images on Railings

- Inverted Images in Mirrors

- Inverted Images on Borders

6.     Visual Illusions on Walls

- Impossible Illusions

- Deceptive Illusions

- Dual Illusions

7.     Colour Teasers

- Fan Colour Wheels

- Window Colour Panel

- Colourful Sun Catcher

- Panel of Colour Shades

8.     Map Your World

- Map of the Classroom

- Map of the School

- Map of the Neighbourhood / Village

- Map of the City! District / State

- Map of the Country

- Map of the World

- Me and my World

- Activity Map in Brick and Sand

9.     Planetary Orbits on the Ground

- Simple Planetary Orbits

- Planetary Orbits with Twelve Divisions

Understanding the Passage of Time in Our Daily Lives

10.   Time Devices

- Wall Clock

- The Hourglass

- Window Shutter Hourglass

- Bottle Hourglass

- Sundials

- Ceiling Sundial

- Wall Sundial

- Sundial on the Ground

11.   Calendars on Walls

- Calendars for Classroom

- Long Calendar

- Square Calendar with Clock

- Calendar for the Whole School

12.   Time Lines

- Cubby Holes as a Time Line

- Tiles as a Time Line

- Word Organisers as a Time Line

13.   Cycles Around Us on Circular Built Elements

- Continuous Cycles with Beginning and End

- Continuous Cycles without Beginning or End

Dealing with the Complexity of Numbers

14.   Number Lines

- Wall Number Line Tiles

- Number Line Caterpillar

- Number Line Train

- Number Line as a Row of Children

- Floor Number Line Tiles and Panels

- Number Line on Paved Floor

- Stepping Stones as Number Line

15.   Abacus as Built Element

- Gintara on Windows

- Hoop Abacus on Wall

16.   Place Value Window

- Place Value Chart for four digit numbers

- Place Value Window for seven digit numbers

- Place Value Window for nine digit numbers

17.   Fraction Aids

- Fractions on Window Grills

- Fractions on Wall Tiles

- Fractions on Floor Tiles

- Fraction Disc on Ground

Ways of Interacting with Language

18.   Writing Aids

- Writing Patterns on Window Grills

- Writing Patterns on Wall Surfaces

- Writing Grooved Patterns on Walls

19.   Writing and Displaying Surfaces

- Writing Boards on Wall

- Chalk Board on Wall

- Pin-up Boards on Wall

- Writing and Pin-up Boards on Wall

- Hanging Display System on Ceiling

20.   Book Corners

- Classroom Book Corner

- Cosy Book Corners in Corridors and Outdoors

21.   Play with Words

- Word Wall with Alphabet Border

- Word Organ iser on Wall

- Labelling Around Us

22.   Visuals Around Us

- Folk Art

- Traditional motifs

- Kolams

- Visual Patterns

- Line drawings

- Visuals for Giving Information

- Some Interesting Visuals

- Shape Images on Window Grills

- Highlighting Naturally Occurring Shapes in Buildings

23.   Trails to Explore

- Clue Boards

Doing and Learning

24.   Activity Boards and Surfaces on Walls

- Geometrical Patterns Board

- Hidden Shapes Board

- Squiggles Board

- Thumb Prints Board

- Alphabet Shapes Board

- Shape Poem Board

- Children’s Wall

25.   Dot Boards on Floor and Walls

- Dots in Straight Rows

- Dots Staggered in Straight Rows

- Geoboards on Walls

26.   Grid Boards

- Wall Grid Boards

- Window Glass Grid Boards

- Floor Grid Boards

Children’s Own Little Games

27.   Board Games on Floor and Seats

- Indigenous Board Games

- Flat Dice

28.   Magic Squares on Floor and Walls

- 3x3 Magic Square

- 4x4 Magic Square

29.   Stapu Frame on Ground or Floor

Design Ideas that can be Used in Many Ways

30.   Tracing Surfaces

- Tracing Tiles

- Tiles for Tracing Three Dimensional Shapes

- Tiles for Tracing Regular and Irregular Shapes

- Tracing from Window Glass

31.   Tangram Tiles on Floor and Walls

32.   Brick and Tile Patterns on Floor and Walls

- Simple Brick and Tile Patterns

- Complex Brick and Tile Patterns

33.   Cubby Holes and Peep Holes on Walls

Fun Ideas

Visual Fun

34.   Play of Sunlight

35.   Mystery Wall

36.   Mirrors on Walls

37.   Periscope on Wall

38.   Perspective Lines on Walls

39.   Rainwater Wall

40.   Display Museum on Walls

Fun with sound

41.   Pipe Phone Railing

42.   Loud Speaker on Wall

43.   Musical Railings

44.   Bell / Chimes

Other fun ideas

45.   Extrusion Moulds on Platform

46.   Shape Moulds on Platform

47.   Mazes

48.   Joy of Movement and Pause

49.   Post box

Developing and Enhancing the Natural Environment

Enhancing experience & learning opportunities, naturally

50.   Natural Learning Materials

51.   Colours, Naturally

52.   And Some Fragrance Too

53.   Inviting More Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Insects

54.   A Mini Waste Water Herbal Garden

55.   Climb, Jump, Swing... On Trees

56.   Nature and Culture

Enhancing the physical environment, naturally

57.   A Living Filter and Buffer Belt

58.   Creating a Visual Screen

59.   Natural Shade And Insulation for Buildings

60.   Shade / Grove / Nook / Corner for Everyone

61.   Enhancing Rainwater Harvesting from Roof Top and Surface Run-Off

                         As per the guidelines of the MHRD, GOI, for implementation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan the TLM Grant @ Rs 500/- per year is being given to all the teachers working at Elementary Level as a support for Qualitative improvement in Education.  Provision of TLM Grant under SSA is made for the purpose of Procurement and Development Teaching Learning Material, by the Teachers working at Primary and Upper primary level. Given below is the suggestive list of items/material for procurement and development of Teaching –Learning material for improving the quality of classroom interaction. 
For Languages: Reference books published by Govt. agencies/National Book Trust, Dictionary, Flash Cards, Charts (preferably Laminated) for Alphabets and Numbers Worksheets for practice etc.
For Social Sciences: Printed Charts (preferably Laminated), Maps (India, World), Globe, Compass, Atlas, Working and Stationary Models showing Day and Night Eclipses, Blocks etc.
For Maths: Geometry Box with wooden items (Big Size) for drawing figures on the Chalkboard , Meter and half meter Scales with handle (Plastic and Wooden), Containers for measuring different Volumes (Plastic), Clay for making different shapes and weights, Ply Board or Cardboard for developing grids and fractional strips,  Sticks  & Rubber tubing (Cycle valve tube) for developing three dimensional models and geometrical shapes, Dominoes, Abacus, Graph Paper Copy (Big Size Paper), Flash Cards, Printed Charts (Laminated), Log Table Books and other material for developing low cost teaching learning aids and equipmens such as Magic squares and Ludo Games for teaching le arning of mathematical concepts  etc.
For Science: Printed Charts (Laminated) for teaching learning of different systems of Human Body & Plant Parts, Plastic Models, Blocks, Dictionary of Scientific Terms, Stick & Ball Models, Sticks & Rubber tubing (Cycle valve tube) for developing three dimensional models and geometrical shapes, Periodic Table, Magnets, Compass, Magnifying Glass, Bio -viewer, Lenses and Mirrors, Toys to demonstrate the concept of Energy and its transformation from one form to the other, V ariety of material for developing low cost teaching learning aids and equipments etc.
Teachers are supposed to maintain a record of expenditure in their Teacher’s Diary for ready reference. Head of the school may obtain a certificate/ report from the conc erned teacher to the effect that TLM has been utilized for the purpose for which it was provided.

Development of Context Specific Teaching-Learning Materials

In the traditional classroom teaching there is hardly any scope for the children to interact with the teacher, teaching –learning materials and the teaching-learning environment. So Teaching becomes very monotonous and students have to mostly rely on rote learning.Most often classroom teaching is dominated by the Lecture Method of teacher. Except some essential aids like chalk, duster, blackboard, Teaching learning materials are hardly used in the classroom. When used it may not be context-specific. One of the major aim of NCERT (2005) is Designing, providing for, and enabling appropriate teaching-learning systems that could realise the identified goals. Learning has shifted from Response Strengthening to Knowledge Acquisition to Construction of Knowledge. In this contxt, The duty of the teacher is to provide appropriate environment where the child will constuct his knowledge by interacting with his physical and social environment.
In this context, there is a need to orient teachers and develop appropriate context specific teaching learning materials useful to enhance the quality of teaching-learning process.

TEACHING LEARNING MATERIAL EXHIBITION 2011:
                                      To motivate the teachers to discover new ideas and to utilize them in the classroom an exhibition on TLM was held by all the schools under Zone - 1  at GPS-Kurusukuppam on 15-10-2011 from 8.45 am to 6 pm. All the teachers participated actively and prizes were given out to the best 3 TLM'S under each subject.The Deputy Inspector of Schools Zone 1 Mr. Amirthaganesan initiated this idea and all the Teachers and Headmasters under Zone -1 formulated the function.

         

15 Ways to Teach Kids About Money

                                                  Introducing Kids to Money

Money gives people , both young and old decision-making opportunities. Educating, motivating, and empowering children to become regular savers and investors will enable them to keep more of the money they earn and do more with the money they spend. Everyday spending decisions can have a far more negative impact on children's financial futures than any investment decisions they may ever make. Here are 15 simple ways to help educate children about personal finance and managing money:

1. As soon as children can count, introduce them to money. Take an active role in providing them with information. Observation and repetition are two important ways children learn.
2. Communicate with children as they grow about your values concerning money --- how to save it, how to make it grow, and most importantly, how to spend it wisely.
3. Help children learn the differences between needs, wants, and wishes. This will prepare them for making good spending decisions in the future.
4. Setting goals is fundamental to learning the value of money and saving. Young or old, people rarely reach goals they haven't set. Nearly every toy or other item children ask their parents to buy them can become the object of a goal-setting session. Such goal-setting helps children learn to become responsible for themselves.
5. Introduce children to the value of saving versus spending. Explain and demonstrate the concept of earning interest income on savings. Consider paying interest on money children save at home; children can help calculate the interest and see how fast money accumulates through the power of compound interest. Later on, they also will realize that the quickest way to a good credit rating is a history of regular, successful savings. Some parents even offer to match what children save on their own.
   Allowance and Spending Decisions
   
6. When giving children an allowance, give them the money in denominations that encourage saving. If the amount is 5, give them 5-1 bills and encourage that at least one rupee be set aside in savings. (Saving 5 a week at 6 percent interest compounded quarterly will total about 266 after a year)
7. Take children to a credit union or bank to open their own savings accounts. Beginning the regular savings habit early is one of the keys to savings success. Remember, don't refuse them when they want to withdraw a portion of their savings for a purchase--This may discourage them from saving at all. You can also introduce children to savings bonds. Bonds are still a good value, costing one-half their face value and earning interest that in some instances will be tax-free if used for a college education. Perhaps more importantly, when given as a gift, bonds will not be spent immediately, reinforcing saving and goal-setting lessons.
8. Keeping good records of money saved, invested, or spent is another important skill young people must learn. To make it easy, use 12 envelopes, 1 for each month, with a larger envelope to hold all the envelopes for the year. Establish this system for each child. Encourage children to place receipts from all purchases in the envelopes and keep notes on what they do with their money.
9. Use regular shopping trips as opportunities to teach children the value of money. Going to the grocery store is often a child's first spending experience. About a third of our take-home pay is spent on grocery and household items. Spending smarter at the grocery store  can save more than 1,800 a year for a family of four. To help young people understand this lesson, demonstrate how to plan economical meals, avoid waste, and use leftovers efficiently. When you take children to other kinds of stores, explain how to plan purchases in advance and make unit-price comparisons. Show them how to check for value, quality, repairability, warranty, and other consumer concerns. Spending money can be fun and very productive when spending is well-planned. Unplanned spending, as a rule, usually results in 20-30 percent of our money being wasted because we obtain poor value with our purchases.
10. Allow young people to make spending decisions. Whether good or poor, they will learn from their spending choices. You can then initiate an open discussion of spending pros and cons before more spending takes place. Encourage them to use common sense when buying. This means doing research before making major purchases, waiting for the right time to buy, and using the "spending-by-choice" technique. This technique involves selecting at least three other things the money could be spent on setting aside money for one of the items, and then making a choice of which item to purchase.
    Buying Smart
    
11. Show children how to evaluate TV, radio, and print ads for products. Will a product really perform and do what the commercials say? Is a price offered truly a sale price? Are alternative products available that will do a better job, perhaps for less cost, or offer better value? Remind them that if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
12. Alert children to the dangers of borrowing and paying interest. If you charge interest on small loans you make to them, they will learn quickly how expensive it is to rent someone else's money for a specified period of time.
13. When using a credit card at a restaurant, take the opportunity to teach children about how credit cards work. Explain to children how to verify the charges, how to calculate the tip, and how to guard against credit card fraud.
14. Be cautious about making credit cards available to young people, even when they are entering college. Credit cards have a message: "spend!" Some students report using the cards for cash advances and also to meet everyday needs, instead of for emergencies (as originally planned).
15. Establish a regular schedule for family discussions about finances. This is especially helpful to younger children--it can be the time when they tote up their savings and receive interest. Other discussion topics should include the difference between cash, checks, and credit cards; wise spending habits; how to avoid the use of credit; and the advantages of saving and investment growth. With teenagers, it's also useful to discuss what's happening with the national and local economies, how to economize at home, and alternatives to spending money. All of this information will be important as they take on more responsibility for their own financial well-being.

மூலிகை மருத்துவம்.

இயற்கையாகக் கிடைக்கும் மூலிகை எனப்படும் சில மருத்துவ குணமுடைய செடிகளைக் கொண்டு சில நோய்களைக் குணப்படுத்தும் மருத்துவ முறை மூலிகை மருத்துவம் எனப்படுகிறது. இந்த மூலிகை மருத்துவத்தை சித்த மருத்துவர்களும், மரபு வழி மருத்துவர்களும் அதிக அளவில் பயன்படுத்தி வருகின்றனர். இம்மருத்துவமுறையில் “உணவே மருந்து, மருந்தே உணவு” என்கிற கோட்பாடு கடைப்பிடிக்கப்படுகிறது.

வட்டம்- 1 அளவிலான அறிவியல் கண்காட்சி 2011.

                            புதுச்சேரி பள்ளிகல்வித்துறையின் வட்டம் 1 சார்பில் அறிவியல் கண்காட்சி 2011 , 02-09-2011 மற்றும்  03-09-2011 ஆகிய தேதிகளில் அரசு ஆரம்பப் பள்ளி - தட்டாஞ்சாவடியில்  நடைபெற்றது. விழாவில் வட்டங்கள் - 2,3,4,5 இன் ஆய்வாளர்கள் கலந்துக்கொண்டனர். மேலும் பள்ளி கல்வி இயக்குனர் திரு. க.பன்னீர்செல்வம் , முதன்மை கல்வி அதிகாரி திரு. அனுமந்தன் , அனைவர்க்கும் கல்வி திட்ட இயக்குனர் திரு.பார்த்தசாரதி,பெண்கல்வி இயக்குனர் திருமதி.மீனாட்சி தொடக்கநிலை கல்வி இயக்குனர் திரு.ரகுபாலன் ஆகியோர் சிறப்பு விருந்தினர்களாக கலந்துக்கொண்டனர். விழா ஏற்பாடுகளை முதலாம் வட்ட ஆய்வாளர்  திரு.அமிர்தகணேசன்  மற்றும் முதலாம் வட்ட ஆசிரியர் ஆசிரியைகள் தலைமை ஆசிரியர்கள் செய்து இருந்தனர்.

                                24 பள்ளிகளின் சார்பில் மாணவர்கள் மற்றும் ஆசிரியர்கள் அறிவியல் படைப்புக்களை செய்து பார்வைக்கு  வைத்திருந்தனர். சுமார் 324  அறிவியல் படைப்புகள் விழாவில் இடம்பெற்றது.ஒவ்வொரு பள்ளிக்கும் மாணவர் படைப்புகள் சார்பில் 3 பரிசுகள் வழங்கப்பட்டன.அனைத்து ஆசிரியர் படைப்புகள் சார்பில் 3 பரிசுகளும் அனைத்து மாணவர்கள் சார்பில் 3 பரிசுகளும் வழங்கப்பட்டது.கண்காட்சி நிறைவு விழா 03-09-2011 அன்று மாலை 3:00 அளவில் நடைப்பெற்றது .மேலும் கண்காட்சியை காணவந்திருந்த அனைத்து பள்ளி மாணவர்களுக்கும் அறிவியல் வினாடி- வினா போட்டிகள் நடத்தி பரிசுகள் வழங்கப்பட்டன .மேலும் ஆசிரியைகளுக்கு உப்பில் வண்ணப்பொடி பயன்படுத்தி ரங்கோலி போட்டியும் நடைபெற்றது. அதற்கு 3 பரிசுகள் வழங்கப்பட்டன . மேலும் கலந்துக்கொண்ட அனைத்து ஆசிரியைகளுக்கும் பாராட்டு சான்றிதழ் மற்றும்  பரிசு வழங்கப்பட்டது. விழாவில் கலந்துகொண்டு அறிவியல் படைப்புகள் செய்த அனைத்து ஆசிரியர் ஆசிரியைகள் மற்றும் மாணவர்களுக்கு பாராட்டு சான்றிதழ் வழங்கப்பட்டது.